Washington County vs. Frederick County

	Washington County (MD)	Frederick County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	150,926	255,648
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	147,430	233,391
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	147,430	233,385
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	14.5%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	50.7%
White alone, percent	82.6%	81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.1%	10.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.4%	10.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.2%	72.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,747	16,173
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,638	99,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.4%	74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$323,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,524	$2,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$454	$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$905	$1,395
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.4%	16.7%
Building permits, 2018	310	2,000
Households, 2014-2018	55,864	91,405
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.3%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	87.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.9%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.0%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.6%	70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.8%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,678	449,599
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,056,407	1,206,124
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,735,043	3,236,077
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,804,194	1,185,807
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,457,555	3,267,685
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,474	$13,639
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	35.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,719	$91,999
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,802	$41,432
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,433	6,214
Total employment, 2017	60,244	89,981
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,380,601	4,375,175
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,867	19,609
All firms, 2012	10,639	21,024
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,409	11,432
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,830	7,203
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,342	3,606
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,658	16,623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	978	2,124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,878	17,875
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	322.1	353.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	457.78	660.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (MD) and Frederick county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.